1934Hitler Assumes Title of Führer After Hindenburg's Death

August 2: With the death of Paul von Hindenburg, Hitler decl...
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🇩🇪 Hitler Ascends: Führer of the Nazi Party Amid Weimar Crisis

Hitler Ascends: Führer of the Nazi Party Amid Weimar Crisis (1921)
Adolf HitlerWeimar RepublicPolitical LeadershipHyperinflationPolitical Instability
GermanyGermany

🗳️ Nazi Party Gains Significant Vote Share in Reichstag Election

September 14: Aided by the Great Depression, the Nazi Party increases its share of the vote from 2.6% to 18.3%.
Nazi Party Gains Significant Vote Share in Reichstag Election (1930)
NazismWeimar RepublicGreat DepressionAdolf HitlerPolitical InstabilityInterwar Period
GermanyGermany

🗳️ Nazi Party Gains Majority in German Parliament

The Nazi party becomes the largest single party in the German parliament.
NazismWeimar RepublicFascismPolitical PartiesAdolf HitlerTotalitarianismInterwar Period
GermanyGermany

🇩🇪 Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany

Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany (1933)
NazismFascismAdolf HitlerWeimar RepublicPolitical PowerTotalitarianismWorld War IIPolitical TransitionDictatorship
GermanyGermany

👑 Hitler Assumes Title of Führer After Hindenburg's Death

August 2: With the death of Paul von Hindenburg, Hitler declares himself Führer of Germany.
Hitler Assumes Title of Führer After Hindenburg's Death (1934)
NazismTotalitarianismDictatorshipWorld War IIPolitical PowerLeadershipThird ReichAdolf HitlerWeimar Republic
GermanyGermany

🔪 Night of the Long Knives: Hitler Consolidates Power

June 30July 2: Adolf Hitler instigates the Night of the Long Knives, which cements his power over both the Nazi Party and Germany.
Night of the Long Knives: Hitler Consolidates Power (1934)
Nazi GermanyAdolf HitlerPurgePolitical ViolenceTotalitarianismDictatorshipThird Reich
GermanyGermany